Upcoming In Person and Livestream Dharma Talks

Dharma talks are broadcast live from the Buddha Hall at City Center on Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings. Additionally, Sunday morning Dharma talks are broadcast from Green Gulch Farm. Upcoming Dharma talks and select special events are listed below.

Recorded talks and select events are available for viewing on-demand in the Livestream Archive further below on this page. Recorded Dharma talks are also available later, in higher quality audio and video files, at the Dharma Talks Archives page and now on the new SFZC Dharma App, as well as our YouTube channel.

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Suggested donation: $0 – $10 per talk

Dharma Talks

Title Teacher Date Location
Renewed Space, Timeless Practice Abbot Dōshin Mako Voelkel 02/22/25 City Center
Mind, Memory and the Fire Anshi Zachary Smith 02/19/25 City Center
The Path of Priest Ordination Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman 02/16/25 Green Gulch Farm
Online Zen Is Real Zen Dōshin Dan Gudgel 02/08/25 City Center
Real Kindness Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler 02/02/25 Green Gulch Farm
Black History Month Sozan Michael McCord 02/01/25 City Center
Embracing Our Connectedness Jisan Tova Green 01/18/25 City Center
Rice and Big Ideas Anshi Zachary Smith 01/15/25 City Center
Way-Seeking Mind: Responding to the Cries of the World with Skillful Compassion Keiryu Liên Shutt 01/11/25 City Center
Whole-Hearted, Open-Hearted Shundo David Haye 01/08/25 City Center

Livestream Archive

Title Teacher Date Location
Salon: Dogen’s “Bussho” (Buddha Nature) — Week 4 Gengyoko Tim Wicks, Kogen Kim Hart, Dōshin Dan Gudgel 07/24/24 City Center
Chronic pain and suffering, a way out… Dr. Grace Dammann 07/21/24 Green Gulch Farm
The Bodhisattva’s Four Embracing Actions Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman 07/20/24 City Center
Salon: Dogen’s “Bussho” (Buddha Nature) — Week 3 Gengyoko Tim Wicks, Kogen Kim Hart, Dōshin Dan Gudgel 07/17/24 City Center
We Are All Travelers Jisan Tova Green 07/14/24 Green Gulch Farm
Koan Study in the Rinzai and Soto Traditions Kogen Jamie Howell 07/13/24 City Center
Salon: Dogen’s “Bussho” (Buddha Nature) — Week 2 Gengyoko Tim Wicks, Kogen Kim Hart, Dōshin Dan Gudgel 07/10/24 City Center
Stumbling On the Path: A Short History of a Miscreant’s Transition to Buddhism Peter Coyote 07/06/24 City Center
Salon: Dogen’s “Bussho” (Buddha Nature) — Week 1 Gengyoko Tim Wicks, Kogen Kim Hart, Dōshin Dan Gudgel 07/03/24 City Center
Human Life is Precious Myoju Erin Merk 06/30/24 Green Gulch Farm